<p>‘Thugs of Hindostan’ actress Fatima Sana Shaikh wants to add her two cents on the #MeToo movement that rocked Bollywood industry in India after it became a massive deal first in the Hollywood circuit.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In an interview to Mumbai Mirror, Fatima, when asked if she has faced sexual harassment ever, said, “I don’t want to expose that side of my life… I’m dealing with it, speaking to people I’m close to. Just like I won’t judge those who want to share their horror stories, I expect not to be judged for not sharing mine.”</p>

<p>Applauding the movement for providing a platform for victims of sexual harassment, the actress added, “Now sexual predators are scared of being shamed in public and shunned by the industry. For so many years we had normalised assault to such an extent that women had come to accept abuse as something that was normal.”</p>

<p>Seen last in ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ with Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Katrina Kaif, Fatima said that she was disheartened with the response to her film. She said she didn’t come out of the room for several days. She said, “We were all disturbed, we had worked on the film for a-year-and-a-half,” she sighs. However, she does not regret doing the film: “Why would I not do a film like Thugs? I still don’t consider it a setback to my career.”</p>

<p>Aamir has also apologised for the film and said, “I would like to take full responsibility for that. You can be sure that we tried our level best. There are people who have liked the film a lot and we would like to thank them. We are happy that they liked the film but that’s a minority. Majority of the people did not like the film and we are aware of the fact. So there is no doubt that we did go wrong. I want to apologise to the viewers who came to watch my film in the theatres as I was not able to entertain them despite trying my best. But those who came with so many expectations did not enjoy the film and I am feeling very bad about it.”</p>


‘Thugs of Hindostan’ actress Fatima Sana Shaikh wants to add her two cents on the #MeToo movement that rocked Bollywood industry in India after it became a massive deal first in the Hollywood circuit.

‘Thugs of Hindostan’ actress Fatima Sana Shaikh wants to add her two cents on the #MeToo movement that rocked Bollywood industry in India after it became a massive deal first in the Hollywood circuit. In an interview to Mumbai Mirror, Fatima, when asked if she has faced sexual harassment ever, said, “I don’t want to expose that side of my life… I’m dealing with it, speaking to people I’m close to. Just like I won’t judge those who want to share their horror stories, I expect not to be judged for not sharing mine.” Applauding the movement for providing a platform for victims of sexual harassment, the actress added, “Now sexual predators are scared of being shamed in public and shunned by the industry. For so many years we had normalised assault to such an extent that women had come to accept abuse as something that was normal.” Seen last in ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ with Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Katrina Kaif, Fatima said that she was disheartened with the response to her film. She said she didn’t come out of the room for several days. She said, “We were all disturbed, we had worked on the film for a-year-and-a-half,” she sighs. However, she does not regret doing the film: “Why would I not do a film like Thugs? I still don’t consider it a setback to my career.” Aamir has also apologised for the film and said, “I would like to take full responsibility for that. You can be sure that we tried our level best. There are people who have liked the film a lot and we would like to thank them. We are happy that they liked the film but that’s a minority. Majority of the people did not like the film and we are aware of the fact. So there is no doubt that we did go wrong. I want to apologise to the viewers who came to watch my film in the theatres as I was not able to entertain them despite trying my best. But those who came with so many expectations did not enjoy the film and I am feeling very bad about it.”

Fatima Sana Shaikh has her own #MeToo story, says 'I expect not to be judged for not sharing mine'

<p>The actress Tisca Chopra has landed herself in the soup after saying that &quot;women are just as much to blame&quot; when it comes to sexual harassment in the Indian film industry, and whether there is a culture of silence around it.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Chopra was speaking to The Print, which was&nbsp;asking the question: &quot;Is there a culture of silence on sexual harassment in Indian film industry?&quot;</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/metoo-women-across-the-world-resonate-weinsteins-accusers-22516" target="_blank">Also</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/metoo-women-across-the-world-resonate-weinsteins-accusers-22516" target="_blank"> read --&nbsp;#MeToo: Women across the world resonate Weinstein&#39;s accusers</a></p>

<p>The Print had asked people from Bollywood to respond.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The list of respondents included, among others, the actors Swara Bhaskar and Kalki Koechlin, the film critic Rajeev Masand, and Chopra.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;I&rsquo;m going to be very categorical when I say that women are just as much to blame, because they put themselves in those vulnerable positions. Why do these women go to hotel rooms? Do they not fear for their personal safety? Have they not heard of people&rsquo;s reputations, and why do they engage with those men?,&quot; Chopra had said to The Print.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She added: &quot;Why do they not say &ldquo;N-O:no&rdquo; point blank? And why be alone with a person like that? Every human being is hardwired to protect themselves. Self-preservation is the biggest instinct human beings have, why do they lose that? They think that somehow they will be the one that will duck the pattern and will escape. Knowing someone&rsquo;s reputation, why would you put yourself in that position with them?</p>

<p>&quot;Being a woman, I would say that first of all, protect yourself. Don&rsquo;t put yourself in that position. The more women start saying flat-out &ldquo;no&rdquo;s, the more these men will understand that this is not the way, this is not going to work. But a woman goes and says yes, and so it gives them the authority to say &ldquo;If this one won&rsquo;t do it, then that one will do it,&rdquo; or &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll take that one, I&rsquo;ll take this one&rdquo;. So, you know, those choices need to stop becoming available to these men. It just has to be absolutely not possible.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Twitterati reacted furiously to Chopra&#39;s choice of words:&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Oh my God! How dumb are you? A &#39;no&#39; means no. Nothing else</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">What the fuck? No means No. Please do not Bollywoodise consent.</p>
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<p>The other respondents to The Print had taken very&nbsp;different positions.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;We are all guilty of being in-the-know, and of being silent,&quot; Bhaskar had said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;This is a power game and it is being broken down through social media,&quot; Koechlin had said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>And &quot;The casting couch has been one of Bollywood&rsquo;s worst-kept secrets,&quot; Masand had said.&nbsp;<br />
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The actor was responding to the question: 'Is there a culture of silence on sexual harassment in (the) Indian film industry?'

The actress Tisca Chopra has landed herself in the soup after saying that "women are just as much to blame" when it comes to sexual harassment in the Indian film industry, and whether there is a culture of silence around it. Chopra was speaking to The Print, which was asking the question: "Is there a culture of silence on sexual harassment in Indian film industry?" Also read -- #MeToo: Women across the world resonate Weinstein's accusers The Print had asked people from Bollywood to respond. The list of respondents included, among others, the actors Swara Bhaskar and Kalki Koechlin, the film critic Rajeev Masand, and Chopra. "I’m going to be very categorical when I say that women are just as much to blame, because they put themselves in those vulnerable positions. Why do these women go to hotel rooms? Do they not fear for their personal safety? Have they not heard of people’s reputations, and why do they engage with those men?," Chopra had said to The Print. She added: "Why do they not say “N-O:no” point blank? And why be alone with a person like that? Every human being is hardwired to protect themselves. Self-preservation is the biggest instinct human beings have, why do they lose that? They think that somehow they will be the one that will duck the pattern and will escape. Knowing someone’s reputation, why would you put yourself in that position with them? "Being a woman, I would say that first of all, protect yourself. Don’t put yourself in that position. The more women start saying flat-out “no”s, the more these men will understand that this is not the way, this is not going to work. But a woman goes and says yes, and so it gives them the authority to say “If this one won’t do it, then that one will do it,” or “I’ll take that one, I’ll take this one”. So, you know, those choices need to stop becoming available to these men. It just has to be absolutely not possible." The Twitterati reacted furiously to Chopra's choice of words: Oh my God! How dumb are you? A 'no' means no. Nothing else — Shikha (@sv_052) October 18, 2017 × What the fuck? No means No. Please do not Bollywoodise consent. — Prerna Subramanian (@unlovdfatminist) October 18, 2017 × Pray, where is this 'safe' place?At the office?In cars? Inside homes?Y go anywhere at all since I fear for my safety?Assault cn happn anywhr — Ishmeet Nagpal (@IshmeetNagpal) October 18, 2017 × The other respondents to The Print had taken very different positions. "We are all guilty of being in-the-know, and of being silent," Bhaskar had said. "This is a power game and it is being broken down through social media," Koechlin had said. And "The casting couch has been one of Bollywood’s worst-kept secrets," Masand had said.

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